“They just came in droves. By 2007, we were caring for 15 horses — a lot of them were disabled in some way, and had injuries that they will not recover from…”
Author: Bill Hudson
Bill Hudson began sharing his opinions in the Pagosa Daily Post in 2004 and can't seem to break the habit. He claims that, in Pagosa Springs, opinions are like pickup trucks: everybody has one.
EDITORIAL: All the News That’s Fit to Share, Part Two
Of the 7,071 daily or weekly newspapers regularly published in the US, nearly all of them — 6,851 — have circulations of less than 50,000…
EDITORIAL: All the News That’s Fit to Share, Part One
But the world has changed, even while newspapers — to outward appearances — have stayed the same…
EDITORIAL: Town Releases Affordable Housing ‘Request For Proposals’
“The Town seeks to encourage workforce housing development by offering up to 16 units that serve residents employed in the local workforce…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Twelve
“Mat, to your point, yes. I totally agree… that we definitely want to watch out for the character of the community and our residents here, for sure…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Eleven
“I have seen my neighborhood start to deteriorate, with the number of short-term rentals that we have. When a house goes on the market, we’re all saying, ‘Oh, I really hope it’s not going to become another short-term rental’…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Ten
We know successful people, perhaps, who bought a house in 2016 for $320,000 and sold it five years later for $599,000. Successful people…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Nine
Other changes? Our local governments have become rather fabulously funded through various taxes, compared to 30 years ago…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Eight
“Those things definitely impacted the budget. Like I say, we enjoy a challenge. And this project has been a challenge…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Seven
“The advent of STRs in our community has been, overall, a disaster for working families. The vacation rental industry has acted like a wrecking ball on our local workforce and economy…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Six
Today’s Town Council work session will focus on one of the community’s most lively controversies…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Five
What has happened to the Protestant Work Ethic, upon which the United State of America was founded?
EDITORIAL: US Census Assigns Colorado an Additional Congressional District
States that won additional Congressional seats include Texas — which gained two seats — and Florida, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon, each gaining one seat…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Four
“It is imperative that ‘small businesses’ be a part of how we as a community, endeavor to address the issues of housing at all levels of the spectrum….”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Three
“I’m in the process of buying a house there [in Pagosa Springs] and I’d like to bring my family there, my wife and children, and spend a few weeks there each year…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Two
If you bought a home in 1950 for $20,000, you might have sold it for $30,000 in 1973. Taking inflation into account, you probably lost money on the sale…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part One
It’s the same problem that stretches across America, from sea to shining sea. We are digging ourselves into a hole made of money…
EDITORIAL: Portrait of the Artist as a Former President
“I set out to accomplish two things: to share some portraits of immigrants, each with a remarkable story I try to tell, and to humanize the debate on immigration and reform….”
EDITORIAL: Mr. Dronet Offers Up Two New Proposals, Part Eight
The $3.9 million is slated to be “consumed” out of the Strategic Reserve in 2021. Unless some additional grants magically appear…